January 29, 2015
Contact: Michael Sadofsky Chief Marketing Officer (502) 561-7125
Release: Immediately

Heather Howell Elected to Republic Bank Board of Directors

LOUISVILLE --The officers and directors of Republic Bank & Trust Company are pleased to announce the election of Heather Howell to the Board of Directors. "We are delighted to welcome Heather to our board. She brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and entrepreneurialism that will add to our mission of serving more people in more places with more products," commented chairman and CEO Steve Trager.
Ms. Howell is Chief Executive Officer of Rooibee Red Tea, the manufacturer and marketer of the only full line of organic RTD rooibos teas in the United States headquartered in Louisville, KY. She holds a bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University and a MBA from Bellarmine University. Ms. Howell received the 2013 Ernst & Young E.D.G.E. award, recognizing her as an emerging entrepreneur delivering, growing and executing new and innovative products and services. Business First of Louisville honored Heather with the 2014 Enterprising Woman to Watch award and Progressive Grocer magazine named her their Female Executive of the Year in 2012.
Republic Bancorp, Inc. ("Republic") currently has 40 banking centers and is the parent company of Republic Bank & Trust Company ("RB&T"). RB&T has 32 banking centers in 12 Kentucky communities - Covington, Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Florence, Frankfort, Georgetown, Independence, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Shelbyville and Shepherdsville; three banking centers in southern Indiana - Floyds Knobs, Jeffersonville and New Albany; two banking centers in Florida - Port Richey and Temple Terrace; two banking centers in Tennessee - Cool Springs (Franklin) and Green Hills (Nashville); and one banking center in Blue Ash (Cincinnati), Ohio. Republic offers internet banking at www.republicbank.com. Republic has $3.7 billion in assets and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Republic's Class A Common Stock is listed under the symbol "RBCAA" on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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